viral

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caused by a virus:

viral infections

used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.:

Here's a list of the top ten viral videos this week.

Within days the film clip went viral.

relating to or caused by a virus

spreading or becoming popular very quickly through communication from one person to another, especially on the internet:

viral ad/advertising In the future, he predicts, viral ads will offer even more participation.

All their clever targeted viral campaigning may ultimately be less effective than good old mass marketing.

From viral video to text-message campaigns and avatar sales reps, futuristic marketing tools are quickly becoming commonplace.

to become very popular very quickly:

There's no surefire way to make a given video go viral, even if it features a celebrity.